The Ups and Downs of Eros
The shape, density and spin of the asteroid Eros combine to create a bizarre pattern of what is "uphill" and "downhill," as shown in this image from the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft. In this view, a map of "gravitational topography" has been painted onto a shape model.
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https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/ups-downs-of-eros/
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